Voter turnout increased sharply in Ronna norra and other vulnerable areas ahead of this year's elections

In Ronna norra, turnout increased by 15.6 percentage points – from just under 40 percent to over 55 percent.

Ahead of this year's elections, Södertälje municipality has made several efforts to make it easier for more people to vote. They have been out in the areas and informed about the election and how to vote. For the first time, there has also been an early voting location in Ronna. In addition, the polling stations were gathered in the same place, to make it easier for the residents of Södertälje to vote.

- We have worked very actively in these areas to increase voter turnout, says Jessika Karreskog, unit manager for investigation and sustainability at Södertälje municipality.

However, it is not yet possible to say whether it is precisely these efforts that are behind the increase. The municipality will now evaluate this year's work to see what may have contributed to the higher turnout.

The same development in several places

But the development is not only visible in Södertälje. In several other parts of the country, in areas where turnout was among the lowest in 2022, clear increases are also visible.

In Vårby gård west, turnout increased by 14.8 percentage points. In Rinkebysvängen east with 11.6 percentage points and in Albyberget/Tingsstorget with 6.5 percentage points.

At the same time, a different pattern is visible in several of these areas. The Social Democrats and the Left Party have strong support, and in several constituencies the parties are also advancing.

In Ronna norra, it is above all the Social Democrats and the Left Party that are increasing. The Left Party in Södertälje points to, among other things, that they themselves worked more actively in the area.

- We have had door knocking for the first time, says Linda Sjögren, group leader for the Left Party in Södertälje.

See in the video what George Marzzouk in Ronna says about why he chose to vote.